Bag and twine holder



(No Model.)

R J MORTON BAG AND TWINE HOLDER.

Patented May 1, 1894.

WITNESSES UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUFUS J. MORTON, OF NORTH DANVILLE, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JAMES W. BRUCE, OF DANVILLE, VIRGINIA. I

BAG AND TWINE HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 519,001, dated May 1, 1894.

Application filed August 4, 1893- $erial No. 482,374. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUFUS J. MORTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at North Danville, in the county of Pittsylvania and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag and Twine Holders, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1, is a perspective view of 'my improved bag and twine holder. Fig. 2, is a rear view of the same, and Fig. 3, is a side view.

Myinvention relates to an improvement in bag and twine holders.

It has for its object to provide a holder of inclined shoulders O, and upwardly inclined "or any desired place.

secured thereto, or painted thereon.

shoulders D. These cut away portions B, may vary accordingly to the size of the bagto be use a denotes nails or spikes to be driven through the bags and removably placed in holes formed in the downward inclinedshoulders O.

0 denotes a twine holder one or more of which may be secured on the standard. This standard has base plates (1 in which are inserted screws, by means of which it can be secured in an upright position on the counter,

The back of this standard may also have suitable advertisements By this construction, it will be seen that when the bags are placed in position owing tothe downwardly inclined shoulders C the lowerends ot' ing a standard having a series of cutaway portions B the upper shoulders D of which extend inwardly and downwardly while the longer walls 0 of said cutaway portions are inclined downwardly from the inner ends of the shoulders and outwardly to the outer face of the standard the said longer walls being each provided just bel w the overhanging shoulders D with bag supporting devices; whereby packages of bags may be held with the bottom edges of the bags against the inclined shoulders D thereby imparting a step like arrangement to their opposite edges to facilitate grasping by the fingers, substantially as herein described. I

2. The herein described bag holder comprising a standard having a series of cutaway portions B the upper shoulders D of which extend inwardly and downwardly while the longer walls 0 of said cutaway portions are inclined downwardly from the inner ends of the shoulders and outwardly to the outer face of the standard, the said longer walls being each provided just belowthe overhanging shoulders D with bag supporting devices; whereby packages of bags may be held with the bottom edges of the bags against the inclined shoulders D thereby imparting a steplike arrangement to their opposite edges to facilitate grasping by the fingers, and a twine holder on its side at right angles to the notched cdges,substantially as herein described.

RUFUS J. MORTON.

Witnesses:

B. S. MorLEv, W. R. PURDUM. 

